Report from the GHPP-BloodTrain inspection workshop in Harare the 20th to the 24th of May 2019.

During the training workshop on Inspection of Blood Establishments, which was hosted by the PEI GHPP BloodTrain in Harare from the 20th to the 24th of May 2019, participants from the National Regulatory Authorities from seven Sub-Sahara African countries presented their current experiences related to regulation and inspection of blood establishments in their respective countries. While in all seven countries regulation and inspection of conventional medicinal products manufacturer is performed, the regulatory situation of blood and blood components as well as inspection of blood establishments is still heterogeneous.